NAIROBI (AFP) – Kenya’s main airport in Nairobi will reopen as soon as possible after an aircraft veered off the runway, causing no casualties but forcing flights to divert, officials said Wednesday.

“The airport will be opened as soon as the obstacle is removed and the go-ahead is given by the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority,” the Kenya Airports Authority said in a statement.

Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta airport is the biggest in the region and is the key hub for international flights, although the Kenyan capital has a second airport that handles several regional and domestic flights.